Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Records, 1978-1992, bulk Bulk, 1981-1983

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Summary

Title:
Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Collection
Dates:
1978-1992, bulk Bulk, 1981-1983
Creators:
Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles).
Abstract:
Correspondence, meeting minutes, clippings, press releases, member lists, task force statements, financial documents, articles, legal papers, police/civil service documents, organizational forms, bylaws, a photograph, and flyers documenting activities of the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force in Los Angeles, primarily during the years 1981-1984. The Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California."
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.4 linear foot. [7 folders]
Language:
Preferred citation:

Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Collection, Coll2011-049, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, meeting minutes, clippings, press releases, member lists, task force statements, financial documents, articles, legal papers, police/civil service documents, organizational forms, bylaws, a photograph, and flyers documenting activities of the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force in Los Angeles, primarily during the years 1981-1984. The Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California." The collection focuses on the Task Force's efforts to modify the "training, hiring, police practices, and procedures" of the Los Angeles Police Department in regard to gay and lesbian community relations.

Biographical / historical:

The Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California." Its primary focus was on the "training, hiring, police practices, and procedures" of the Los Angeles Police Department in regard to gay and lesbian community relations.

Processing information:

Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Marc LaRocque
Date Prepared:
(c) 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-04-04T19:49-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force (Los Angeles) Collection, Coll2011-049, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California

Location of this collection:
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007, US
Contact:
(213) 821-2771
askone@usc.edu
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